“Really? cut off unemployment benefits and see the actual rate. Many people on the benefits aren’t looking for work and thus not counted.”
Exactly. The U-6 unemployment measure (the way it used to be counted) is over 15%.
The other misleading thing that’s often not considered is that most of the “new jobs” are the minimum wage McDonald’s type, and often not even full-time.
I think most folk are seeing through the lies by now...they’re out there seeing it firsthand every day, despite whatever BS the media is selling.
(It’s also pretty funny that among young adults, trust in government is at an all-time low. The only thing that’s lower is their trust in traditional media.)
“I have 2 relatives laid off in the last month. One a 10 yr. employee. The other a 28 year.’
Good luck with that. it’s a tough environment out there, particularly for seasoned workers.
“I think most folk are seeing through the lies by now...they’re out there seeing it firsthand every day, despite whatever BS the media is selling.”
I live in SE Texas.
Parts of Texas are booming, other parts are doing OK, other parts are in the dirt.
Overall Texas is doing OK. From what I’ve been told, this is exactly how it was in Texas during the Great Depression.
Even in Texas you can see the economy isn’t OK.
I can only imagine what people in other states are seeing.